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Synopsis: The Relic is a 1997 science fiction-horror film directed by Peter Hyams and based on the best-selling novel Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The film stars Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, and Linda Hunt. The original music score was composed by John Debney.
Production: Paramount
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
R
Year:
1997
110 min
497 Views


At Margo's elbow is a small T.V. A CNN world news report plays.

Margo's New York Times is open to the crossword puzzle, which she's

been doing rapidly, in ink. Clearly this is a woman who likes order,

with a mind that can handle more than one thing at a time.

An alarm on her watch beeps and she fills in the last two lines of the

crossword puzzle, makes one final note on the fossil specimens, and

shuts off the T.V. She reaches for her back pack and looks out at

CENTRAL PARK with remarkably clear eyes.

EXT. CENTRAL PARK - MORNING

HELICOPTER SHOT... Swooping over the fall foliage of the Park, a riot

of color and botanical life... The camera picks out MARGO'S BICYCLE

making its way along the winding roads, dodging taxi cabs. Margo wears

jeans, a work shirt, a fine blue gabardine jacket with a rhinestone

DOUBLE HELIX PIN. On her back is a LEATHER BACK PACK which holds her

lap top computer. She emerges from the park, catches the green light

and rolls up to...

EXT. MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - DAY

As Margo arrives, the camera moves up and over the building, comes to

rest on the imposing turrets, intersecting roof lines, and Gothic

arches of the MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. This is not an ordinary

building; it's a 19th century monument to science and mankind. The

structure fills an entire city block.

Happy visitors pour into the museum as Margo takes the imposing wide

stone steps two at a time. We hear SCREAMS of pleasure and release,

the normal raucous noises of a large group of THIRD GRADE CHILDREN.

Margo is amused to find herself surrounded by kids. Their teacher,

MRS. BEASLEY, a stern woman in glasses with a thick New York accent,

calls after them as they all head inside.

MRS. BEASLEY

Don't run, children! Stay with your

partner and do not run! If anyone

runs they will be sent back to the

bus!

Ignoring Mrs. Beasley, TWO BOYS charge past Margo. HENRY and LARRY.

Henry has a buzz cut; Larry has rasta dread knots. Both are 8 years

old, wear high top sneakers and shorts so big they graze their ankles.

MRS. BEASLEY

Henry! Larry! What did I just say!

You walk right this minute! Did you

hear me?!

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Amy Holden Jones

Amy Holden Jones is an American screenwriter and film director. Jones began her career as a documentary filmmaker, then entered the film industry editing low-budget films, then studio films, and ultimately began directing and writing. more…

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